Carpet and weather strip



Patented Sept. I3, |898.

No. Groer.

T. A. LONG.v CARPET AND WEATHER STRIP.

(Application filed Aug. 27, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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CARPET AND WEATHER STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,864, datedSeptember 13, 1898.

Application filed August 27, 1897. Serial No. 649,730. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LTHEODORE AVERY LONG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Harrisburg, in the county ofDauphin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWeather-Strips 5 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to weather-strips for doors; and the inventionconsists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,substantially as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out inthe claim.

The objects of the invention are to simplify the construction, todispense with springs, make the parts more durable, and to render theemployment of carpet strips unnecessary.

In the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown the preferred formof embodiment of my invention, Figure l is a view of my device attachedto a door with the strip in its raised position. Fig. 2 is a view withthe door closed or the strip in its lowered position. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional View showing a modied construction of myweather-strip. Figs. 4c and 4a are detail views of the guide-plates.Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the pivot-plates.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the gures ofthe drawings.

A denotes the door, and B the door-frame. At the base of the door A, orpreferably in a 'strip attached to the door, I providemy pivotedweather-strip C.

The lower edge of the door or strip attached thereto is provided with agroove Z), which receives the door-strip C, the upper surface c of whichis curved to fit the form of the groove h. The outer wall of the grooveis cut away to allow the flange el to be raised up vagainst said wall.The inner and lower edge of the door-strip is chamfered, beveled, orfianged, as at e, to provide the same with a surface to bear upon thedoorsill when the door is closed. Each end of the door-strip is providedwith a metal plate F, which provides durable bearings for thesupporting-pins f,- which are pivoted in the plates E, secured to theedges of the door. In lieu of these pins f a single rod f', extendingentirely through the strip C and between the two parts cornposing thesame, may be substituted for said pins. I have shown the said strip asmade in two parts; Abut it is apparent that it can be made in a singlepiece without departing from my invention.

As shown in the drawings, the strip C is made of tWo parts, the upperportion having a cylindrical face which fits snugly in the groove b,while the lower portion has the chamfered or flanged surface e, whichforms an angle at The outer plate F is of such a form that it preferablyprojects a little beyond the strip in order to take the wear of theguide-plate h away frolnthe strip C in closing the door.

It will be observed that when the door is closed the lower face of thefiange or chamfered portion e rests upon the sill, while its upper face,in connection with the curved surface of the door-strip C, forms anangle a: to receive the force of the rain as Vit is driven against thestrip by the wind, and thus serves to prevent the latter from forcingthe rain strongly against the joint between the Weather-strip and thedoor-sill.

G is a broad guide-plate that is bolted or otherwise suitably united tothe doorframe B, and thence extends into the door-frame and downwardlyagainst the sill, thus forming a spiral or beveled plate against whichthe lower surface of the weather-strip (l rests and by which it islifted to its closed position when the door is opened.

In my improved weather-strip I Wholly dispense with the use of a springor springs to lift the hinged part of the weather-strip when the door isopened, and in view thereof I pro- Vide permanent fixtures by which thehinged strip is forced positively and firmly upon the sill when the dooris closed and by which the hinged strip is positively raised and held insuch raised position when said door is opened. The stop-plate h isfastened to one door-jamb in the path of the advancing edge of thehinged strip when the door is closed, so that the hinged strip willengage with said stop in a manner to positively depress the strip andhold it firmly `upon the sill when the door is closed. The broad plate Gprojects from the inner face of the joint to which the door is hinged,and said plate G presents its broad gradually-ascending face to thehinged strip in a manner to have the latter ride upon the plate when thedoor is opened, whereby the hinged strip is gradually raised in apositive manner during the opening movement of the door, and the saidstrip rests upon and is sustained in its raised position by the broadcurved plate the whole time that the door remains open.

It will also be observed by reference to Fig. 2 that the lower edges ofthe recessed door terminate in different horizontal planes, the frontedge lying above the rear edge of the recess. This is advantageous inthat provision is made for the angular edge or face c of the stripfitting snugly against the raised front edge of the door-recess to havethe hinged strip disposed compactly in the recess of and iiush with thefront face of the door.

I am aware that changes and alterations in the form and proportion ofparts and in the skilled mechanic without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages thereof,

and I therefore reserve the right to make such modifications as fairlyfall Within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A weather-strip comprising a member 0r section of planoeconvexcross-sectional contour, and a dat plate rectangular in cross-sectionandof a width slightly in excess of the width of the face of the plane sideof the firstnamed member or section to which said plate is united tohave one edge protrude beyond the convex face for a short distance,forming a rentrant angle 0c, the lower edge of said protruding part ofthe plate being beveled at c, combined with a recessed door in which theweather-strip is hinged, an inclined lifting arm in the path of thestrip, and means for depressing said strip, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

TnEoDoRE AVERY Lone.

Vitnesses:

CHAs. P. WALTER, WILLIAM WOLFINGER.

